That climb might affect bike choice, though -- probably push me away from my current thinking that I might do the ride on my QB (as my son Sam was, as well). But we'll make it work, whatever the decision is.
-----Original Message----- From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Montclair BobbyB Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 6:43 PM To: RBW Owners Bunch Subject: [RBW] Re: Riv Rally East 2012 I'm waiting on several shuttle services to respond to my requests. Only one has gotten back to me, and they require that we rent an entire bus... Unless we have 40 people it may not be practical. One option I'm considering will be to start in Cumberland, MD, booking a hotel close to the Cumberland Amtrak station for Friday night (as long as I can leave my bike and gear in my hotel room or some other secure place). The Capitol Limited runs daily from Connellsville to Cumberland (at 6:30 AM!!!). We could drive our cars up to Connellsville early on Saturday, park them and hop the Capitol Limited back to Cumberland, where we would check out and ride to the trail. That's a $17 solution (plus a few hours of lost sleep)... It also makes for a slightly later start on Saturday morning, and adds 16 miles of uphill from Cumberland... no big deal, right?? BB On Jan 20, 5:16 pm, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > On Fri, 2012-01-20 at 12:43 -0500, Allingham II, Thomas J wrote: > > Steve: Would Jack Brown Greens (the lighter weight version) be okay > > on the trail, or do I (ideally, anyway) need something fatter and > > sturdier? > > Many people think 33.33mm wide tires are plenty fat for seriously bad > gravel roads like those on the Deerfield Dirt Road Randonnee - which > is far rougher than the surface of the GAP. > > All "crushed limestone" is not created equal. I was on the Greenbrier > Trail in West Virginia, also paved with crushed limestone, last summer > (finished up on Earthquake Day). There, the top surface - maybe 1/2 > inch or so - is loose, with a firm bottom under that. You get up out > of the saddle and whoopsie! the rear end acts like it's on ball bearings. > Nothing at all like that on the GAP. There, at least when I was > there, the surface is solid all the way from top to bottom. In other > words, you don't sink in much so wide floation's not so critical. > > On the final stretch from Frostburg to Cumberland, the steep part, we > saw a couple of roadies on 23mm racing tires heading up towards > Frostburg. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ **************************************************** To ensure compliance with Treasury Department regulations, we advise you that, unless otherwise expressly indicated, any federal tax advice contained in this message was not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of (i) avoiding tax-related penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or applicable state or local tax law provisions or (ii) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any tax-related matters addressed herein. **************************************************** **************************************************** This email (and any attachments thereto) is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email (and any attachments thereto) is strictly prohibited. If you receive this email in error please immediately notify me at (212) 735-3000 and permanently delete the original email (and any copy of any email) and any printout thereof. Further information about the firm, a list of the Partners and their professional qualifications will be provided upon request. **************************************************** ============================================================================== -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
